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Sunday, 11 September 2016

Rosh Hashanah 2016 is the Jewish new year. Rosh hashanah is “head of the year” and celebrated as festival of new year. In year 2015, rosh hashanah had celebrated on sunset, September 13 to nightfall, September 15 but this year 2016. rosh hashanah will be celebrating on sunset, October 2 and nightfall, October 4 is the ending of rosh hashanah celebration. Every festival is incomplete without light and decoration. So, it is also necessary to have rosh hashanah candle light for making rosh hashanah eve more special. When we are taking about rosh hashanah decoration, then are many things though which we can decorate our houses, offices and synagogue.

Rosh hashanah begins on the first day of Tishrei and ends on the last day of Tishrei. Rosh hashanah is celebrating as the anniversary of Adam and Eve. According to the Hebrew Bible, Adam and Eve are first man and woman in the earth their first action believed of humanity’s role in God’s worlds. There are also many customs of rosh hashanah that we can discussed here, for instance synagogue – it is called assembly or the house of assembly. Synagogue may be a large hall, a small room or an office. In other words we can say that synagogue is simply a place in which we recite prayer. Another custom of rosh hashanah is Shofar – it is the musical instrument which is used for sounding and blasting. Shofar is blowing in different phases as long, short and medium long.

Rosh Hashanah candle lighting

According to biblical origin candle is mostly used in Jewish new year. Candle lighting also be used in festival like Yom kippur, Sukkot, etc. Chanukah or Purim is the holiday in which candles are not lit. Rosh hashanah candle lighting follows the same procedure as Shabbat candle lighting. Rosh hashanah and shabbat are both festivals but one is permitted candle lighting and other is not. On the first night of rosh hashanah the candles should be lit and as on every Friday afternoon candle will lit 18 minutes before sunset and if the candles are lit after sunset it should be lit from pre-existing flame.

On the second day of rosh hashanah, candles will lit after nightfall.

Rosh hashanah decorations

If we are taking about rosh hashanah decorations , foods of rosh hashanah are the traditional theme. This is also a way wishing your friends and family a sweet and happy new year, new chances to start from beginnings and pursue ours dreams. Rosh hashanah dinner’s food include apple and honey, baked in honey and honey apple cake and fruit salad etc to symbolize a sweet and healthy new year.

We can think about many things about rosh hashanah decorative ideas.

Rosh hashanah includes a customs (a hollowed out ram horn’s) known as shofar and it is used to raise the noise which denotes the day of shouting and blasting. The musical instrument shofar was used to announce Jubilee year and holidays. Teshrei is the first day of seventh month called as memorial day of blasting or the day of blast. Shofar was also used to start the war and for ancient music. It was the horn of wild goat and can be used for rosh hashanah decorations.